Shoe-polishing appliance



. F. V. ROBERTS.

SHOE PoLlsHlNGfAPPLIANCE..

APPLICATION FILED NOV. 4. 1921.

PatentedNov. 21, 1922...

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In al@ gawd i Patented Nov. El, italia.

FRANCIS V. ROBERTS, OF LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA.

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Application filed November 4, 1921.

' and so constructed as to readily support a shoe or the like to be polished immaterial oi the size of the said shoe. i

Another object ot this invention is to provide means for readily folding the appliance against a wall or other suitable support when the said appliance is not in use.

A further object ot this invention is to provide means associated with the appliance for quickly and easily retaining in xed position the heel and sole ot the shoe to be polished.

A still further object of this invention is to provide a device of the character described which is simple inv construction. economical to manufacture, positive in operation, and a device whichl can be readily assembled and disassembled when occasion may demand.

Other objects and advantages will be apparent during the course of the following description.

ln the accompanying drawings forming a part of this specification,4 and in which like numerals are employed to designate like parts throughout the same,

Fig. 1 is a side elevation of a boot black appliance embodying my invention, showing a shoe to be shined in position on the appliance, l

Fig. 2 is' a top plan View of the same with the shoe removed therefrom,

3 is a section through the sole holding mechanism the view being taken on the line Sw-3 of Figure 2, p

Fig. e is a bottom plan View ot the same, and

Fig. 5 is a transverse vertical section through the same, the view being taken on the line 5 5 of Figure 2.

In the accompanying drawings wherein :tor the purpose of illustration is shown a preferred embodiment of my invention, the reference character A indicates a shoe to be polished shown in position on the appli- Serial No. 512,877.

ance, while the symbol B designates a suitable supportsuch as a wall to which the ap-' pliance is detachably secured.

As shown to advantage in ll`igur'e l the appliance embodies .in its construction upper and lower brackets 6 and 7, respectively. These brackets are detachably secured to the wall B, by fastening elements 8, To the brackets 6 thereare pivotally secured the extremities 9 of pair of serrated arms 10,'

which are bent at right angles and extended to form a rectangular trame 11. Connected to the sides of the fra-me are dependingA flanges 12 of a top plate 13. In the plate 13 there are provided a pair of transverse slots 14 in which are received rivets' 15 adapted 'to act in conjunction with the slots for guiding a pair of toe clamps 16 therein.

' These clamps terminate at their respective outer ends in Lip-struck lips 17 adapted to engage the sides of the shoe A and are serrated on their respective inner edges as at 17. f

It will be evident from this construction that the clamps are constructed to move laterally, and the mechanism tor controlling the lateral movements of the clamps includes a worm shaft 18 which lies in a plane parallel to the plane of the top plate 13. rEhe worm.

shaft has its extremities receivable in flanges 12 ot the said plate and also the sides ot the frame 11. On one of the extremities there is formed a key-receiving portion 19, the purpose of which will be hereinafter eX- plained.

Adapted to penetrate the top plate and to lie in a plane at right angles to the plane of the worm shaft 18, is a vertically disposedA short shaft 20 which has mounted on its upper extremity a gear 21 andon its lower extremity a second gear 22 ot a greater diameter than the gear 21. These two gears are ixedly engaged with the shaft 20 and. accordingly rotatable when the worm shaft is actuated by the appliance of a key to the portion 19, the lower gear meshing with the worm shaft 20 will be actuated thereby and a rotatable motion will be imparted tov the upper gear 21. Since the last mentioned gear is in mesh with the teeth of the toe clamp 16, it will be further obvious that the above mentioned lateral movement will be imparted to the respective toe clamps. This mechanism is devised for readily retaining and releasing the sole of the shoe, and from its construction therewith. Thus,

it will be evident that it can be adjusted tc fit various widths of shoes.

F or the purpose oiu retaining the heel of the shoe I propose to straddle the arms 10 with a spring heel clamp which is so formed as to snugly engage the sides of the arm l0. This clamp has integrally formed therewith an upwardly positioned extension 24 for engaging the liront of the heel of the shoe and a downwardly inclined lug 25 adapted `to engage the teeth oi' the arms 10.

By referring` to Figures l and 2 it will be evident that the appliance can be readily collapsed from its normally extended position to an inoperative position. In ordcrto accomplish this result, I propose to pivot to the lower bracket 7 one end of an arm 26 and to pivot to the arms l0 adjacent the frame 1l a pair of arms 27. The pair of arms 27 are hingedly connected to the arm 26, as at 28. A pair of stops 29 are integrally formed with the arm 26 and are adapted to engage the inner edges of the arms 27 seas to limit the degree of extension of the respective arms when the appliance is in the position` shown to advantage in l. lVhen it is desired toreturn the appliance to an inactive position the respective parts of the aps pliance will assume the dotted line position, as shown in Figure l. It will. be obvious from this construction that the appliance can be readily moved to a position to receive the shoe for the purpose of shining the same, particularly when the shoe is not being worn,l or on the other hand can be readily folded so that the appliance' will be positioned parallel to the support B, and will accordingly occupy but a minimum amount of space.

Having thus described my invention, I claim:

In a device of the character described, the combination with a support, of a pair of brackets secured to said support, serrated arms pivoted to one of said brackets, a heel retaining clamp slidable on said serrated arms, means for preventing free movement ci' said clamp in one direction, laterally movable sole engaging clamps mounted on the extremity of said serrated arms,-means for moving said clamps, a pluralityof pivoted arms disposed between the other of said brackets and the extremities of said serrated arms and adapted to permit said device to be collapsed from a position extending outwardly from said support to a position ad-` jacent said support, and stops on one of said pivoted arms adapted to engage the other of said arms for the purpose Vof limitingy the movement of said pivoted arms in one direction.

In testimony whereof I a-HX my signature.

FRANCIS V. ROBERTS. 

